I had about 10 updates to install. I updated them all at once and a reboot was required (Windows 8 Pro WMC 64bit). After rebooting the system got to where it showed a DVI connector in the left top corner of the screen and would never get to the lock screen.

After several reimaging and installing patches separately, I narrowed it down to the KB2761465 update patch causing the issue.

This is an IE10 cumulative update. Not real sure what the problem is. I really don't want to hide the update.

That seems odd, as no IE binaries are loaded during startup. How did you narrow it down to this update specifically? It doesn't make sense that an IE update breaks your video, as again no IE binaries that are updated are even loaded during boot. I guess anything is possible, but an IE update doesn't touch anything you use on boot....

That seems odd, as no IE binaries are loaded during startup. How did you narrow it down to this update specifically? It doesn't make sense that an IE update breaks your video, as again no IE binaries that are updated are even loaded during boot. I guess anything is possible, but an IE update doesn't touch anything you use on boot....

First off: I image nightly.

There was about 12 patches. I installed 50% and no problem, Installed the other 50% and the problem started. I then narrowed it down from there until I found the one (KB2761465) causing the problem.

I then imaged back, installed all the patches minus the KB2761465 patch, and no problem. I install the last patch (KB2761465), rebooted, and the problem came back.

I then imaged back. Installed only the KB2761465 patch, hiding the remaining, and the problem returned on reboot.

I then imaged back, hide the KB2761465 patch, installed all the remaining patches, and that's where I,m at right now.

Interesting indeed. I have that hotfix installed on multiple machines without issue, so perhaps there's something in common with the folks on this thread above and beyond their use of Windows 8? Hardware or drivers perhaps?

Maybe, but I'm not sure where to start because it happens just prior to the lock screen opening. It appears to be video related? The DVI icon in the top left disappears for a second then reappears, in a loop. I have cursor use.

Should Microsoft now test every update with every driver revision from every major hardware manufacturer? I guess I am getting to understand more and more why Microsoft is getting into the device business.

As to the problem, I am curious what speccy or msinfo says about the hardware / drivers in people's machines. The OS code does not change from one user to the next, so a logical place to start would be hardware/driver config - and perhaps installed software if that doesn't help.

Should Microsoft now test every update with every driver revision from every major hardware manufacturer? I guess I am getting to understand more and more why Microsoft is getting into the device business.

As to the problem, I am curious what speccy or msinfo says about the hardware / drivers in people's machines. The OS code does not change from one user to the next, so a logical place to start would be hardware/driver config - and perhaps installed software if that doesn't help.

Not really, the update by itself should have nothing to do with the video driver... if it does, then it's just plain weird.